Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-08

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y. r. Shirley has purchased the stock
Of groceries which was owned by Will
suit at Laporte.
The tig stack at the Novelty is at
| last erected. Operations will begin in
the factory soon.
Martin McNulty, of Bryant, South
Dakota, has returned after a pleasant
visit in this city.
y company of the 18th Indiana cav
airy of the civil war recently held its
reunion in Union township
The new stone sidewalk about to be
placed in front of Ball x Co.'S store
will be needed improvement.
f. c. Beckner has removed his family
to the country in the neighborhood of
the Robert school where he will teach.
WI. Apple, of the Heinz Pickle Co.,
was in the city today and paid off the
workmen at the sailing establishment.
Miss Carrie Boss went to Bourbon
this morning where she will be placed
in charge of a school for the coming
year.
Mrs. Milton Soice recently received
word that her brother, Bud Smalley,
had been killed by Il train at Liberty
Crossing, Mo.
\ good many teams are engaged in
hauling logs TO the basket factory and
other lumber concers which use lumber
in and around Plymouth.
Harry Vaughn, of Indianapolis, is in
this city. Members of the 18th regi-
ment will remember him us ne was con-
sidered the regiments mascot at Camp
Mount
Mrs. Work says that she expects to
keep about $50 children at her home
| this winter. The wOrkmen are hurry
ing along the new building which they
hope to complete about hext Novem-
! Der.
The First Methodist church of South
Bend has requested the return of Rev.
f. L. Bennett for another year. The
! Valparaiso Methodists want either Rev.
Bennett or Rev. W. f. Switzer of
Lafayette.
Chas. Brown is now acting in the
capacity Of breakmsn on the Nsndalis
road. He secured the position about a
week ago. Today he was placed on this
end of the road and will henceforth
make Plymouth daily.
w ). Wright, formerly of the Logans-
port Journal, as proprietor and editor
of the Havana Herald, is rapidly COM
ing to the front in the capital of the
Cubas. Recently he was commissioned
to report the San Domingo revolution
for the Eastern press.
L. Pelton captured a monstrosity of
a worm this morning and brought it to
our office for inspection. 1t looks like to-
bacco or tomato worm at first sight bat
is quite different from either of them.
Such q monster if enlarged could scare
a regiment of soldiers.
A reunion of the survivors of the
18th Indiana cavalry will he held in
South Bend on Wednesday and Thurs
day, Sept. q and %. This is the first
reunion. Camp fire on the evening of
the %. Veterans are asked to bring
their wives and children.
Rev. and Mrs. W. W. Raymond re-
turned from the east Wednesday eve
ming after IA most delightful visit, eight
days at Chautauqua, n. Y, and six
days at Niagara and Central New ork.
Friends were found usually well, and
the weather unusually dry.
Freight traffic on the Pittsburgh, FIT.
Wayne Il Chicago has been so heavy of
late that it has led to a large number of
promotions in the freight service. Men
who have been acting AS breakmen for
years have been advanced in consider
able numbers to be conductors.
a young lady in the west part of town
sat on the front porch for two hours the
other night waiting for the kissing bug
to come along. She stayed until after
the old folks went to bed, and then the
bug came along. He was five feet two
inches tall and weighed about 135
pounds.
notwithstanding the injunction pro-
ceedings instituted by certain citizens
to prevent any further action in the
construction of waterworks, the com
mon council at Laporte authorized the
mayor to sell the $4,000 bonds issued
in behalf of the city for stock in the
new company.
Bert Hayes is crippled in his right leg
and foot on account of an injury re-
Gently sustained He was working in
the Hill ice house when he suddenly
fell from the elevated door way to the
ground. "A big cake of ice followed
him and took him on the leg and foot
with considerable force.
A letter from j. 5. Creswell dated at
Traverse City, Mich, states that he has
been remarkably successful in his ad-
vertising speculation at that place, do
ing special work in connection with the
Daily Eagle. He adds that Mrs. G. is
well and happy and that they will