Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-22
From Wednesdays DAILY.


G. NJ. Muller, of Streator, ILL.,, arrived
last evening to visit friends here.
Remember that you can get first class
mixed nuts for 10 cents per pound at
Jacox's grocery. 6dlw
Samuel Clay bsugh, who fell down the
elevator shaft Saturday at Lapsz, is
still confined to his bed.
Charles Carlson, who was accidental
week, is improving nicely.
y committee of the l.. Is. Sunday
school will give an oyster supper Satur-
day evening in Donaldson.
William kreighbaum arrived last
evening from Boudle, South Dakota,
and will visit here for some time.
Harry Holland, residing near the
Thomas brick yard, who has been dan
gerously sick with typhoid fever, is re-
ported as improving.
W. I'll. Hawkins returned to his home
in Sturgis, Mich today. tie is a former
resident of this county having lived
near Culver and has several relatives
here.
b. f. Scott, special pension examiner
for Northwestern Indiana, whose head
quarters are at South Bend, was in at
tendance at the regular meeting of the
Marshall county board today.
The Pennsylvania railroad in NOvem
Der broke all records for east bound
freight traffic, moving 10000 cars
through Altoona, or an average of 5,342
day. Forty percent of the tonnage
was coal
L. b. Hayes, of Rankin, Ill.,, who IN
partnership with his brother owns and
works a farm near Bremen, passed
through here this morning on his way
to his home where he will enjoy the
holidays.
G.. w. Downtown, of Middle Point
Van Vert county, Ohio, who was called
here two days ago to assist Jack Ham
let at the pumping house of the Penn
sylvsnia railroad, returned to his home
this morning.
The Baptists of Brooklyn are going
to build a $4,000 church which will
have roof garden where services may
be held during the summer evenings
There will be four elevators to carry
people up and down. The pastor says
no drinks of any kind Will be sold.
There will be memorial meeting al
Grand Army hall Friday evening in
commemoration of General Lawton
Washington Kelley and Capt Amasa
j Johnson both served under him for
more than year during the civil wal
and they were personally acquainted
with him.
Hon. ii. &. Thayer went TO South
Bend today to attend the opening of the
Oliver House. 1t will be open to the
public tomorrow morning but Mr.. and
Mrs. James Oliver and Mr.. and Mrs
George Ford will give a grand recep.
ton there this evening, to which Mr.
Thsyer has been invited.
Labor Commissioners McCOrmack
and Schmidt are in South Bend to ar
bitrate the differences existing between
80 workmen in the harness department
of the Studebaker factory and their
employers. They have been in consul
tatlOn with the interested parties and
an amicable adjustment of the difficult
ties is expected.
The order of Eastern Star held an
election of officers last night and the
following is the revised list: Mrs. N
b. Asphalt, matrOn; Mrs. G. +. Fire
stone, associate matron; Mrs. Jscot
KasZer, conductress; Mrs. III. III. Bon
ham, associate conductress; w. III
COnger, patron; Miss Lou Stansbury
secretary; Mrs. j. w. Parks, treasurer.
Have you considered a newspaper fol
Christmas present? What is there
more appropriate? If you have a
friend at distance whom you know
would like to hear all the news from
Plymouth why not have the daily OF
weekly sent for year? Surely 1t will
be appreciated. While this is customary
every year, by many, still we desire to
have the list doubled for 1900. Send liz
your order now. The weekly is only
$1.5o per year.
The Kuespert murder case, which
was tried at South Bend and in which
Attorney Chas. Drummond was assist
ling in the defence, resulted in q verdict