Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-03
Ihe Jnoepenoent
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER B, 1899.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Fridays Daily.

this evening for trip through rem
sylvania.
Supt. Chase ie attending meeting OF
the Northern Indiana superintendent
club at Elkhsrt.
A premium of Sl,203 was paid for
$4,000 worth of percent school bonds
issued by Elkhart.
Norman Bailey left this morning for
Milton, where he takes the position OF
station agent Nov. lst.
A farmer near North Manchester
realized Sl20 this year from two acres
of cabbage, or $50 per acre.
Rev. w. w. Raymond returned today
from ST Louis where he has been at
tending foreign mission convention.
The secretary of the interior has
made draft for s2,7OOOOO to pay In
diana pensioners for the quarter end
ing Nov. 4.
Mrs. Patton, Mrs. Dickinson and Mrs.
E. s. Brooke went to South Bend today
as delegates to the foreign missions
convention of the Logansport Presby-
terry.
F. NJ. Burkett accompanied his
brother. C. II. Burkett, of Evanston, to
Pennsylvania where they expect to
hunt among the mountains around
Greenwood Furnace.
Mrs. Irwin, an old resident of Argos,
but now of Newton, Ill.,, passed through
here this morning on her way to Argos
to visit with her brothers Richard and
Wilson Curtis and other relatives.
Irma Head, the S-yesr-old daughter
of Frank Head, living east of Walker
ton, died last sunday. Upon her
mothers death, she was brought to
Plymouth and raised by her grand
parents.
A wreck occurred just west of War
saw early this morning completely stop
ping all traffic for several hours. Sew
ersl trains were compelled to go around
by way of the Lake Erie and Nickel
Plate roads
The Boston Advertiser states that
the trusts are closing up a large num-
Der of small factories and mills in the
small towns of that state and 1t is
causing many hardships to the old en-
bloyes. Small towns have been about
ruined by this work.
At six o'clock last Wednesday morn
ing the house on the Stein farm at the
south end of the Lake of the Woods
burned to the ground. The fire started
from the fiue as breakfast was just be
ing made ready and very hot fire KEEP
up. Only $500 insurance was carried
Those young ladies who have hither
to been known as the Bon Tons me-
and reorganized their club recently ant
expect to have a season of reyula
meetings twice month on Saturda,
nights in the Hill building. Their frs
meeting though will be next Tuesds.
evening.
Frank JacOx expects to build bricl
building on the Jscox property, 33 b.
70 feet, the first floor OF which he will
use for his grocery business. Tn
knights of Pythias are considering
plan of building a second story to b
used as their lodge room. They hav
appointed committee to attend to tn
matter.
The bicycles popularity will likel
be increased by the new electric AM
naptha attachments which make it al
"sutomobile bicycle" This form o
vehicle is making greater progress il
development in Europe than in thi
country, though there is no reason VIII
it should be so. Seven systems of tn
motor bicycles were represented in
recent race in France and attrscte,
much attention.
Some of the Grand Army posts o
Indiana are considering new pension
bill which, if it's passage is secured, viii
revolutioDize the pension system. l
provides that each veteran snail re
ceive $50 month and each widow Si2
1t abolishes the pension agencies in tn
states, so that all payments shall b
made from Washington. 1t also doe
away with the soldiers homes, examin
ing boards and special examiners.
When the feet which Great Britain
said to be assembling comes togethe
there will be in all l52 first-class wa