Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays Daily.


Blanch Mccoy is sick with catarrhal
fever.
The Basket factory is running with a
full force
Bissell Chill or Steel plows. Always
satisfactory. Forbes. Wv
John Behring's little daughter Hazel
is quite ill with the chicken pox.
VIM. Pierce, travelling man, left this
city today. He has been confined with
a serious illness for some time.
Jno. s. Carver, one of the oldest citi-
zens in Marshall county who lives on
the Burr Oak flats, is very low with
pneumonia.
w. w. Clark of Stark county has been
visiting his relative, John Lowery of
Burr Oak, who is very low. Mr.. Clark
was in Plymouth today.
The two children Ethel and Mary, of
Mr. Tanning, VINO have been sick, the
former with Peritonitis resulting from
an injury, are recovering.
Mrs. VIM. Gregg, of Minnehaha,
North Dakota, is very sick at the home
of her father ID. G. Smith. She returned
here for medical treatment.
Henry Ranksrd has sold his farm i'm
plements, ETC., and taken his family to
Harbor Springs. Mich, where he ex-
poets to reside indefinitely.
Under a new law passed by the legis-
lature, all contracts for bridges and pub
lie works over 500 must be let by bids.
The law went into effect March 1.
The Reed band was entertained by
Henry Stein last night the occasion
being the anniversary of his birthday.
A rousing good time was the result.
p. l. CRUDE says he is sorry of the
hard feeling existing between himself
and Eugene Marshall, and hopes that
hereafter quiet may reign and all he
forgiven.
Late licenses for marriage issued BY
the county clerk are those of Marion
L. Hershberger and Catherine R. Suffer
on March 1Ith, and George Schambeck
and Minnie keenIy on March 18th.
Last evening the council granted q
petition asking for a crosswaik on
South street. Work was begun on the
walk today. Such is the dispatch with
which orders are executed III Plymouth.
A decision of the commissioner of in
ternal revenue does away with the order
requiring that 10 cent document rev
enue stamp be affixed to the bonds of
guardians, administrators and executors.
This decision will be generally appre
ciated.
During the past three weeks twelve
people have been killed and forty-four
seriously injured by explosions of gas
in the Indiana gas belt, and property
amounting to 100000 destroyed.
Hunting for gas leaks with lighted
matches caused most of the explosions.
Gov. Mount expresses himself in full
sympathy with the new exemption law.
He thinks it will encourage men to in
vest in homes. Under this law an ex-
emption of 800 is allowed, but 1t is
necessary to file an affidavit with the
county auditor during the month of
March or April.
The Eastern Star chapter had de-
lightful meeting in their hall last night.
A large attendance, comprising sixty or
more members, were present. Lunch
was served and social pastime resorted
to. One of the principal points in the
business session was the initiation of
two new members.
The court house officials and EN-.
ployees were treated to fruit or cigars
this morning according to their prefer
ence. The outgoing auditor Oscar
Porter and his successor Ii. III. Miller
were the liberal givers. Mr.. Porter has
been faithful servant to the public
and its best wishes go with him
Mr.. Miller will be worthy successor
James Dyer, near Inwood, bought a
township right, as he supposed, to sell
an invaluable cure for rheumatism, the
alleged state agent selling it to him for
$50 and also selling six bottles of the
cure. When he went to have the receipt
filled he found that it was an old timer
that had teen going the rounds of the
country for years, in the Chase Receipt
Book.
Admiral Dewey now has salary of
$40 day. A little while ago the ad-
mlral complained that he had no but
tons on his coat. He, probably, will
have double portion of buttons now
as he can we'll afford to buy them and &c
use few extra toothpicks every day
The salary is none too much for the ad
mirsl, though. Ha has earned all that
he is likely to get.