Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-06-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

MI. duu MIS- W. ~ w iioOu oAo WOW
ing with friends at Warsaw.
The Bourbon Mirror says l75 acres Of
sugar beets are growing In the vicinity
of Bourbon.
Mrs. SIeckinger, who has been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. F. Eich, returned to
her home in Misbswska today noon.
Mrs. John w. Parks and Miss Edna
Jockey went to Bluffton today to at
tend the state Sundsy-schOol cOnven-
ton.
Henry Pratt, Wslkert IN citizen, be-
came so intoxicated that he fell in q
stupor and died.-Vslpsrsiso Mes.
senger.
Miss Katie johnson, who has been
trimming at Mrs. Frsncisco's millinery,
returned to her home at Wilmont this
morning.
Herald Alleman, who has been visit
Ing his grandfather, Schuyler Allemsn.
since Friday, returned to his home at
Manksto, MIMI, this afternoon.
&C. Cole and wife left on the morn
ing train for South Bend to visit for
couple days and on their return will
stop off at North Liberty to visit
friends.
G. w. Metsker went to Greencastle
this morning where he will join his wife,
and together they will go to Anderson
to attend the Northern Indiana Editor
isl association.
A woman over at Winamac fell into
the Tippecsnoe and when rescued q
seven pound catfish was found en-
tangled in her wire hustle. Her hus
band wanted to set her again but she
wouldn't cOnsent.-Kewanna Herald.
The report of the board of vital sta
tistics of the Indiana state board of
health for the month of May, complet-
ed today, shows the total number of
deaths in Indiana to have been 1865
1923 less than were reported for the
month OF April.
Samuel Bowman and William o.
Jsckmsn, of South Bend, we're in this
city over night returning this morning.
They came here to attend trial which
was brought from st. Joseph county
here and which was laid over until
next term of court.
Guesses as to what the present cen.
sus will show run as high as 100000.
In June of last year an estimate made
at the treasury department was that it
was little over 76.l1O,OOO. which would
indicate population now of about H.
100000. But this is held as rather high.
A reader of the Independent, in Cum
berland, informs US that in our last
number we spoke of family whose
combined weight was 800 pounds and
he says Cumberland can beat that. A
family of four weighs 1890 pounds; first
girl 265, second 285, third 26O, and one
boy $50.
The tests of electricity as an agent
for lighting coaches made by the Pitts
burg proved to be very successful and
before very long oil lamps will be sub
stituted by electric lights in many of
the passenger trains. The light is gen
Grated with a storage battery carried on
the train.
Big car strike in st. Louis is the cause
of the city being dead. People are un-
able to get to and from work and fac
tories are running on short time. The
large department and other stores are
feeling the effects of the strike, as the
people are unable to get to the heart of
the city to do their trading. 1t is said
to be low element, who claim to be
sympathizers with the strikers, that is
causing the great trouble, and the peo-
pie are becoming tired of their actions.
Another of DIR. Reynolds high balls
was motion to raise the salary of the
city attorney from $172 to $500. The
council voted tie as in the case of
raising the mayors salary. Mayor
Jones was not of the opinion that this
officer earns any more than he is get.
ting and in consequence, voted against
the raise. Judge Hess was banking
upon an extra 1926 after this vote was
ordered. He thought that nodesty
would forbid the mayors negative vote,
but it didn't.
Mayor Jones was placed in an en-
bsrrassing position last evening when
the council gave tie vote on the prop
osition to raise the mayors salary from
$50 to $500. The mayor gave the cast
ing vote which fixed his own salary $50
higher than heretofore. This was one
of DR.. Reynolds practical jokes. As he
voted last, he was quick to see that by
voting against the raise Of salary, he
could put the responsibility upon the
shoulders of the mayor. Mayor Jones
evidently thought that the work of the
mayor is worth $500 q year, though he
doubtless would have preferred that
the council make the raise without his
vote.
From Wednesdays Daily.
LLOYD Walker is reported sick.
T.. Wrinkle. of Walkorton waa IN