Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-24
From Wednesdays DAILY.

here this morning on his way to Roch-
ester.
Mrs. G. ). Cleveland left this morning
for Lima, Ohio, where she will spend
Thanksgiving.
Frank Brooke was on his farm south
west of Argos today looking after The
construction of a new house
u. &. Kennedy, of Franklin Mile,
passed through here his morning al
his way to Msrcellus, Michigan.
Call on Brooke for raisius and
peaches, crsnberries and celery, prunss
Daniel Mcdonald and III. G.. Tn yer
went to Indianapolis this morning tn
attend the meeting of the Scottish Rite.
Mrs. Fred Shearer went Ia sou D.
Bend TODAY To be present At the wed!i"g
of ner daughter Sadie, which will &C.
cur this evening.
Miss Estella Tabor, of Argos, ~ o
has been the guest of Miss Harriet Mrr-
ris for the past week returned To her
home this morning.
Miss Stuck, a teacher in one of the
schools in German township, became
suddenly i'll few days ago and had to
be taken to her home.
Miss Minnie Daily ard Mrs. Nelson
Raber, OF Summit comfy, Ono, wine
have been visiting Adam Morches and
wife, left this morning for Butler, Ind.
Mrs. Ida DOrOn. of Bay City, Mlchi-
gan. who has been visiting with II ieuCs
here, went down to Twin Lakes TO-DAY
t. be the guest of Mr.. Iolem and fam
lily.
Mamie Harris and Clinton BoDdurant
came home last evening from an after
Moons tramp through the country dur
ing which they succeeded in getting
sixteen rabbits.
The Ladies' Whist Club held meet
ing yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Il.
a Chase, fifteen members being pres
cut The rext meeting will he an open
meeting on Dee. 4.
Al Cl0ugh returned from TT. Wavne
asst evening. He has rec. ived posi-
ton on the railroad parollng force a,
salary of $40 per month and expenses.
tie will go to work next Monday.
The Order of the Eastern Star held a
meeting last evening at which two can
didates were initiated. A large mem
bership wss in attendance and follow
ing the ceremonies refreshments were
served.
Messrs EIey, Fred Logan, Otto Al
berts, Frank Tanner, William Il. Nor
rison and Eldrldge Thomson and Mr.
Eley were among those members OF
the Ben Hur lodge who went 10 Iogsns-
port today tor the dedication of a new
hall.
The court has been petitioned by
about twenty-five tax payers Of the
town of Bourbon for ali order restrain
ing the trustees of that coTpOraii n
from either accepting or PURCHASE G
the electric light plant and water worl S
system which have just been completed
The supreme court of the state has
recently decided relative to the con
structiOn of the election law that where
the intent of the voter is Gear, ballots
marked contrary to the laws direction
must be counted. The ruling was made
in a case appealed from the Jefferson
county circuit court.
Through the kindness, of Charles
Woods, of Bow Bells, North Dakota, but
formerly of Marshall county, the indie
pendent is in receipt of the Bow Bells
Tribune, paper which has just beer
started In that place. Among the locals
therein we notice that Josiah II offmau
of plymouth, Ind. is at that place Wis
iting the Woods brothers. He may re
main in North Dakota.
The Vandalia hauled larger amour;
of freight over It's lines last Saturday
than is usual, one of the trains estab
fishing a record. This train had fifty
cars, forty-nine loaded and one empty
being the largest ever coming over the
road from the south. Two trains from
the north had l0l cars, some empties
but mostly loaded, being the largest
amount of cars ever coming from the
north over the Vandalia in one day.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
broke all it's previous records in the
N at or of disbursements for last mont h
The pay roll of its employees for October
at the city of Fort Wayne was $14S, 29f
which was nearly $4,000 in excess OF
that for September. This does not in
clude the pay of the extra men WHO are
employed in laying new tracks In and
near the city, and when they are paid
the pay roll of the employees will foot
up TO nearly SlI0,OOO.
Geo. f. Janis, special agent for the
b. Il o. railroad, arrived this morning
with the original Sl6,5000OO mortgage
recently given by the above-named rail
road, a copy of which reached Recorder
Walker about ten days ago 1t was
given for an issue of bonds though but
abOut one third of them have to the