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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
Bourbon Girl Welded.

The wedding OF Charles Baird, OF
Portland, Ind, and Miss Lulu Park
hurst, of Bourbon, took place at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Parkhurst, Monday sf
ternOon at o'clock. Rev Davis, the
Methodist minister of Bourbon, ofiici
ated at the ceremonies which were very
informal. The bride was dressed il
white organdy over dotted swiss and
carried bunch of cream cOlOred roses
in her hands. A supper was served to
about sixty of the relatives and friends
Immediately afterwsrd. The bride and
groom left in the evening on wedding
tour to Cincinnati and other places af
ter which they will go to the groom'e
home where magnificent reception
has been planned.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
She Was Red-HPaded.

A special from Perry, Oklahoma, to
the st. Louis Republic, SAYS: SIN his
testimony here in his divorce suit
against his wife, Augustus Hammond,
of Wabash, Ind, warned all men to be-
ware of ed-headed women. Hammond
sued his wife, Amanda Hammond, for
divorce some months ago. He alleged
that he and his wife were married in
1869, and that really from the start she
treated him cruelty; that on many oc-
casions she would get angry at him
while at the dining table and had
broken nearly all of the tableware over
his head. He said he had stood this
cruel treatment as long as he could bear
it. A son gave deposition corrobor-
atIng the statements of the father as to
the assaults with cups, ssucers, goblets
and plates. Hammond is well-known
real estate man of Wabash"
Hammond evidently has hard head
to stand such a bombardment for thir-
ty years. Wonder if blonds or bru-
nettes are ever so destructive on table
ware when there is incompatibility of
temper In the family?
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
Taxes and school Fund.

The following shows the amounts
paid into the state treasury in the DE
:ember settlement by various Northern
Indiana counties and the amount drawn
out for school purposes:
1t. Joseph, paid in $41 ,443.SS; with
drawn for school purposes 17,543.49.
Starke. paid in S7,177.53: withdrawn
S2,945.23.
Elkharf. paid 10 s33,2ss 50; withdrawn
Sl5,1ll.39
LaPorte, paid in S34,SS7 81; with.
drawn, Sl4,224 15.
Marshall, paid in S24, 1926: with
drawn, Sll,l27.O4.
Kosciusko paid in 26,395.39; with
drawn, S11,32l71
Fulton, paid In sl6,626O9: withdrawn
S7,3l6.29.
Pulaski. paid in S1O,ll3.4; with
drawn, S4,430 66.
Marion, paid in S2OO,33O.74: with
drawn, SS3,5S4.13.
st. Joseph county is fifth in Indiana
In amount paid in.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
ThOmpsOn-StOOps Nuptials.

Married, at high noon on Dec "a, by
Rev. C.. l.. MsttOx, at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Madison
Stoops, in Polk township, Alfred A.
Thompson to Miss Nina b. Stoops.
The bride was attired in beautiful
costume, trimmed with cream satin
and ribbon.
Immediately after the ceremony, a
sumptuOus dinner WAS served, which
was psrtsken of with enthusiasm by
all present.
Those present from distance were:
Mrs. Stanridge, of Indianapolis, and
Mrs. Esken, of Castleton, Ind, aunts of
tie bride; Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Noble, of
South Bend; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Di-
vine, Roscoe Divine, Miss Viola ThOmp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. James Shoemaker, of
WalkertOn, and others.
The bride received many useful and
valuable presents.
Their friends join in wishing them q
long and happy life.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
IsnurbOn Items

Mrs. Minnie grower returned 10 nel
| home in Raber, Ind, on Friday.
Chester Deviney, of Wabash, is
spending the week with his mother.
Frank SwitZer, of Marion, o., visited
his brother in Inwood last week.
Misses Mary and Nellie Parks and
Hattie Howard went to Leesburg Fri
day to remain over Sunday.
Orville Bertsch returned Monday from
weeks visit with his aunt, Mrs. Hen
dershott, of Hammond.
Miss Irm8 Zerkel returned to heI
home in Chicago Sunday after a week s
pleasant visit with Miss Olive Dear.
dOrff
Scott Walmer of Wabash, accom-
panied by his cousin, Trella Wslmer
returned To his home Monday after
spending the holidays with Bourbon
relatives.
Mrs. Albert Grosvenor is slowly con
valescing.
Mrs. O'Brien is now able to be about
the house.
Mrs. Amelong and little child went to
Chicago Tuesday for visit.
Judd Deyinney of Chicago came
Monday for visit with his mother
John Chamberlain, wife and children
are visiting the formers parents.
A letter from Ab. Sickmsn locates
that gentleman in Wheeling, W. Va.
Miss Jessie McAlpine returned Mon
day to her duties as teacher in the FL
wood schools.
Clarence Tyrrell and Wilfred H. Err
win returned to their studies stlPurdue
Tuesday morning.
Prof. Daniel Hahn has been elected
elder of the Presbyterian church vice
Philip Kroft, resigned.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
Defines the New Law.

In the Monroe county circuit court
a decision has been handed down which
is of interest to every township trustee
in the state. The decision holds that all
of the books provided by law must be
kept, and county boards have no right
to give authority to cuTtsil this itemiz'
ing. A trustee can be impeached fol
failure to keep proper kind of town
ship books, and can be fined $500. The
advisory board has no jurisdiction over
the employment of teachers and can
simply pass on the trustees appoint.
meDts.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
BANKRUPTCY RULING.
Judge Baker Renders an Important De-
cision.

Judge Baker Renders an Important De-
In ruling Saturday, Judge Baker,
of the United States district court, de-
cided that F b. Shuts, trustee of the
estate of f. ii. Neibaum, bankrupt of
Aurora, was right in his contention that
when an Insolvent debtor pays debt
to one creditor with funds that should
be distributed among all his creditors
the payments are fraudulent in the eyes
Of the bankruptcy law. The case was
that of the trustee against the First
National bank of Aurora TO recover
two payments made by Neibaum to the
bank on an Indebtedness secured by q
mortgage. The trustee alleged that long
before the payments were made Nei-
baum was insOlvent, and the effect of
the payments was to make the bank a
preferred creditor, and give it larger
percentage of Its Indebtedness than any
of the other creditors. The bank took
the position that the court had no jurls-
dictiOn, but Judge Baker held other
wise, and found for the trustee.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
Death of Edward Hubbard.

The remains of Elvin Edward Hub
bard were brought here Monday night
from Chicago. He was born in this
place March Ia. 1876 and died in Chlca-
go, Dec. 81, 1899, being 23 years, 9 mo-
and IL days old. He was one of elk
children, four of whom, two brothers
and two sister, survive him. lie leaves
also a widowed mother and a young
wife to whom he has been married only
since last April. He grew to manhood
ia Plymouth, attended it's schools and
became a member of the Methodist
church through the efforts of Rev
Tucker. Shortly before he left Plym-
outh he learned the barber's trade
which he has followed in Chicago for
the past two years. The brothers and
sisters whom heleaves behind are Mrs
ina Cordill, of Lsporte, Mrs. Eta Con.
fer, of Monticello, and Melvin and
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05

Kentucky is not the only state that
nurses feuds. In North township, this
county, feud of several years stand
ing breaks ont yearly during the holi-
days. The Cushman- Martin outbreak
last week resulted in q score of 320 to
to 80 in favor of Martin. sgd had en-
gagged deadshOts from Bremen and
T. ner, also the trustee of North town
ship, noted shot. While paying for
the supper, sgd remarked that this was
one of the two events of his life. The
other was when the Plymouth mer.
chants drank up all his ciGer while he
was busy trading horses around the
corner.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05

A contract will be let this week in
Cleveland, o., for the construction 10
March of buildings at North Judson
which will be utilized in sugar beet
manufacture. The promoters have Sc
cured acreage which insures product tC
operate one of the largest plants in the
United States. 1t is stated that $500,
600 will be expended in buildings anC
machinery. The New England com
pany, which is back of the North Jud
son industry, is said to look with favor
upon the establishment of a plant il
Walkerton, Ind, the promoters believ
ing that it is only question of time
when the entire Kankakee region will
be devoted to beet culture.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
Court Proceedings.

After a vacation of several days
court reassembled Tuesday and
took action In cases as shown below:
The motion made by the plaintiff in
the case of James Ill. Matchett vs.. Peter
Knisley, Phebe j. Knisley and Malissa
Paulus for foreclosure, asking for an
appeal to the supreme court was
granted.
A change of venue was taken in the
case of Elias y. Boyce vs.. James FL.
Matchett for damages, and w. b. Hess
appointed special judge.
Ethel Pearl Miller was legally adopted
by Samuel L. Hendricks and wife.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
TippecanOe Items.

W. b. Crane and wife, of Pullman,
are here visiting their parents.
J. b. Pyle has mo. Il back again to
Nelson Burr's farm northeast of town.
Protracted meeting is iD progress at
Tippecanoetown conducted by Rev.
Tice.
The schools III thie township com
menced again Tuesday for a four
months term
Rev. hittaker went to Mount Olive,
east of Plymouth. about two weeks
ago TO hOlG 4 protrsC.ed meeting. A
card from him last Saturday states that
he has been compelled to close his
meeting on account of being sick.
The Sunday school at this place wss
reorganized last Sunday Charles Nor
icsl was elected superintendent: The
resa Horn, secretary.
l}syless Gerard has been suffering for
the past six months with liver and kid
ney trouble. He has become SO serious
ly i'll that fears are entertained by his
relatives and friends that he cannot
long survive
James Worsham is suffering from q
bruised finger. 1t pains him so he can
not rest day or night
The following named officers were H.
stalled at the L. o. o. F. lodge last Tues
day evening, NJ. A. Dilley acting as in
stalling officer: David Harrington, \
g.. Benz. Meredith, V. g.; Ralph f. Bar
reit, r. :; Harley Taylor, F. ); Daniel
Il. Bearss. treasurer.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05

that amount to supply the demand of
the state He estimates that in order
to supply this demand for home con-
sumption it will require twenty fac
tories of the capacity of those now in
operation, which at the late farmers
are now receiving for beets would give
them an annual income of S5,0OO,00O
Farmers should carefully study this
matter and see if this industry could
not be made profitable IN Indiana
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
VETERAN CONDUCTOR DEAD.
Welcome Rice Who Punched Tickets
Forty-thrOe Years for the l.. r.. n w.
Ry. Passes to Reward.


Forty-throe Years for the l.. r.. n W.
Ry. Passes to Reward.
Welcome Rice, who served fOrty-three
years as a railroad conductor, and who
was stricken with paralysis at his home,
1909 North Alabama street, Indianapo-
lis, died Wednesday at | o'clock p. m.
About month ago Rice resigned on
account of advancing age. He had been
in the employment OF the Lake Erie 4
Western forty-three years, except what
time he was q union soldier in the civil
war.
Before he became a conductor, Rice
was member of a surveying corps that
visited the region in which he spent all
his time as conductor. He knew this
country so we'll that a glance from the
car windows was sufficient for him to
tell the exact position of the train
During his service he had witnessed the
development of middle Indiana, the
birth and progress of many cities and
the advancement of the territory by
reason of the natural gas field
Mr.. Rice was personally known to
nearly all who were familiar with the
abroad. and was universally esteemed
His resignation was unpleasant news tC
many who had been associated with
him, but his sudden death was not
thought of. He left the service in ap
parently good health. When he retired
he was offered other employment with
the road, but declined.
Mr.. Rice was known by most every
| Plymouth inhabi ant, as his run was
between Michigan City and Indianapo
lis. He was surveyor on the engi
neering corps which laid out the Lake
| Erie railroad but he afterward went in
to business in Argos, which he left tt
go again in the service of the road He
came 10 this county from the same part
of Vermont that Mrs. Smith, the grand
mother of Mrs. Harry Armstrong did
and besides being friends of long stand
ing they were distant relatives by mar
riage.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
Will Adjust Grievances.

Taere has been a great deal of talk
concerning the conference now going on
between the officers of the Pennsylvania
and employees of the company, and the
widest stories have been tol1 about the
condition of affairs on the road. One
report circulated is that there is danger
whole great system. Well informed
men employed by the company say
there is not the least danger of any
thing of that kind.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05

Oak. Miss Wickizer is one of Union
townships most successful teachers.
She taught the primary grade here last
year.
The supper given by the Ladies' AID
society was not as well attended as was
expected on account of the cold
weather.
Rosa McGovern has been spending
the holidays with her mother and sister
at Anderson, Ind.
VIM. Shesrer, of Bremen, spent the
week with Michael Fetters and family.
Roscoe Wilhelm returned home Fri
day. he had been spending few days
with his grandparents near Rutland.
Russell Emigh spent the week with
bis grandparents at Bass lake.
Father and Mother Gilberts, of North
Manchester, spent Sunday with Joseph
Chaplin and family.
John Clifton, of Rutland, made a
business trip TO this place Friday.
Mr.. Carver is having very poor health
being confined tc his bed most of the
time.
Morris Fishburn and Louella Swais-
good, were united in marriage Monday
noon, Jan. lst, 1900, at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. Myrtle Reed, of this
place
Jerry Grill and family spent Sunday
with friends In Burr Oak.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05

The annual convention OF the Mar
shall County Sundsy-school association
will be held in the Methodist Episcopal
church. Plymouth. on Tuesday and
Wednesday, Jan. 30-3l, 1900. The first
hour at 10 a. m. on Tuesday will be a
welcome service" led by Rev. W. +.
Mckenzie. The work throughout the
two days will be instructive. Special
help is promised by Mre. Mary Foster
3ryner, primary teacher of Chicago, },
and by Rev. Il. G. Gebaner, of Indian
apolis.
Mrs. e. ID. Meigs has written his pur-
pose to be present; also Mrs. ID. W.
Thomas, our district PRECEDENT from
Elkhart.
Dr. II. A. Goblin, of DePauw univer-
city, will fill the second evening.
Prof. Daniel Hahn, of Bourbon, will
direct the singing.
Sunday-school workers throughout
the county are urged to be present at
this meeting.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05

Class Hoover & Harrison, of Co.
lumtia City, Ind.
Class 2-E. j Marsh, of Portland, Ind.
Class 3-Wllson & Humrhrey. of Lo-
gansgort, Ind.
Glass 4-Hoover 4 Harrison, of Co.
lunbla City, Ind.
Glass 5-Hoover & Harrison, COlum-
bia City
Class 6-Wilson & Humphrey, OF LO-
gsnsport, Ind.
Glass Wilson 4 Humphrey, of Lo-
gansport, Ind.
There were eight bidders on class. 4
and thore was little difference between
the bids of the Democrat, Indepe adent,
Republican aud Argos Reflector, being
respectively, S269 80, S275.6O. S27O 40
and S283.90. This shows that the local
bidders were giving a fair, honest, esti-
mate of the value of the work. The
outsiders simply bid it down below
cost, the successful bidder getting the
class on bid OF Sl9S6o
All the Independent has to say is
that class can not be produced for
$Sl9S at a profit, unless inferior stock is
substituted for the qualities as shown
in the schedule. The com missioners
should see to it that nothing but the
best qualities of stock are furnished.
That is what was called for in the
schedule.
If the commissioners award the con-
tract 10 the lowest bidders in each class,
the printing of Marshall county will be
secured for SS3l.45. While the Inde-
pendent fails to see where the profit
comes in to the printers, 1t is aware that
the competitive bid plan has saved the
county from 1900 to 81 800.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
Be Careful of Political Zee.

The time Is at hand when aspirants
for office are required to decide whether
or not they will yield to the pressure Of
their friends end enter the contest for
such honors as the people may see tit to
bestoW. IL might be we'll for all who
have political bees in their bonnet to
consider all phazes of the situation be-
fore reaching decision. There are d
great many ups and downs in,the game
OF politics and disappointment and de-
feat are often all man gets out of II.
In addition to all this, county officers
say "there isn't much in 1t anyway 80
that it might be worth while TO con-
slider that feature of the undertaking
also. In this free country all men have
right to aspire to official position and
they may become candidates as often as
they desire. This is matter that
should be decided by egcn individual
himself. Your neighbor may encOur-
age you to become a candidate and then
support the other fellow. Remember
that. Columbia City Post.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
Argos Items.

Jefferson Eley, of Chicago. visited
last week with ". l.. Sarber and family.
Fred Hand went to Rockford, ILL.,,
Monday, to complete his course in the
Rockford Business college.
j. E. Neff and family, of South Bend.
are visiting Argos relatives.
Att Morgan, who is attending medical
school in Indianapolis, spent holidays
at home.
Mrs. Sarah Ellis celebrated her 63rd
birthday by inviting about twenty Of
her relatives to a New Years dinner.
Edgar Metheny and wife spent New
Years with friends at Silver Lake.
Miss Olive Gunder, teacher in the
Muncie schools, visited in Argos last
week
Miss Rose stafford is visiting with
her sister, Mrs. Claude J. Maine, in Co
lumbla City.
iohh IL NCciS- "ilV anu cOu dio
spending a week with Mr.. Neely's par
ents at Warsaw.
BERTHE and Edith kreigher, of North
Manchester, visited with w. l.. Sarber
and family last week.
Miss Lydia Boyce has gone to Glen
dora Mich, to spend few weeks with
her cousin. George Boyce and wife.
The sad intelligence has been received
here that the two-yesr-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Stuart, of Logans
port. died Thursday fblood poisoning.
Mr. and Mrs Stuart have relatives here
Mr. ana Mrs Amos Teeple, of Indi-
annapolis, are visiting with Argos rels-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Miller, of South
Bend. are visiting with Mrs. ii. +.
Voreis.
Miss Jennie Zehner returned Tuesday
evening, after spending the holidays
with her sister, Mrs. {. f. Bowel, at
Memphis.
+. j. Gardner was in Peru Tuesday.
Mrs. l.. Book spent the holidays at
Bluffton, Ind.
Miss Kate Germany, of Warsaw, is
visiting with (. A. Gray and other rels-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Minglin and son
Lester. of East Lynne, ILL.,, are visiting
with the lstter's sister, Mrs. Rsnnells.
Miss Ella Boggs entertained a party
of young people at her home Thursday
evening in honor of her friend, Miss
Alice Whitman.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
HELLIBORE FOR PEPPER.

Serious Mistake il Made by a Druggist in
Rochester. Ind.
Henry Myers OF Rochester butchered
several fat hogs last week and made
about 100 pounds Of sausage The saus-
age was seasoned with pepper, pur-
chased iD Rochester.
All OF the members of the family ate
OF the sausage when served at supper
together with neighbor, and all OF
them, twelve in number, were pros
trated with symptoms of acute poison
ing. Antidutes were used and the vic
Tins recovered Later Mr.. Myers found
that the pepper was white hellebore
The druggist making the mistake paiC
for the sausage.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
Tippecanoe Township Institute

At the recent township Institute Ill
Tippecsnoe a. NJ. Laird conducted the
opening exercises, after which Miss
Grace Hall read an interesting selection
entitled coincidence Betrayed" Prof
Laird discussed the subject "OrganiC
Edncc,ion:" r. Z Bsssett spoke on
"How to Teach Reading Bertha Fites
gave the "Criterion of Force"
During the afternoon session the fol
lowing program was carried out:
History by Prof. Laird.
Discussion of paper by D. L. Taylor
Arithmetic by Erwin Files.
Geography by &. w. Warren.
"Criticism of Schools" Ivy e. f. Cooper
Tue next institute will meet Jan. Ii
1900.
The institute was presided over by
David Harrington.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
Old Resident Returns.

Jacob Boots of Westville, ILL.,, a
former resident of Marshall county
who has not been back for thirty-two
years, was here last week visiting his
old time friends. 1t will be remem.
bered by the old settlers that Mr.. Boots
father, John A. Boots, was resident of
the county, took an active part in the
organization and was ..one of the clerks
of the first election held in the county
oD the lst day of August, 1885.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
Was "a Lucky Number.

Have you ever noticed that in the
obituaries of very old women the num-
ber of their children is nearly always
given at thirteen? Thirteen appears to
have been a lucky family number in the
first half of the century, and mother
with anything less must have fallen
short of her ambition.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
Indiana Farmers Should Raise Beets.

In fifty of the sixty eight counties of
the lower peninsula of Michigan, beet
sugar raising is engaged in with profit
to farmers. This years crop it is es
timsted will aggregate over $2OOO,0O0
or about 1853 to the acre. There are
nine sugar beet factories in the state
with more in prospect. In places
where these factories have been. estab
lished farm values have increased fully
% per cent. There is no present indi-
cation of the industry being overdone
as statistics of the state land commits
sioner show that the years product will
amount to about 100000 pounds Of
sugar while it takes more than twice
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-05
Old shelby pIunderers.

For several years charges of crooked
ness have been made against county
officers in Shelby county, and the fol-
lowing special dispatch would indicate
that there were good grounds for the
charges. 1t says: sensational devel-
opments have come in Shelby county
with the retirement of County Treas
urer Wilson and the installation of
Treasurer Lee as his successor. All the
books of the office for three years and
six months prior to last June are miss
ing, and Mr.. Wilson says he does not
know what has become of them. The
corresponding books of the auditor fol
the same period are missing, and it is
not known what moneys have been re-
ceived OF paid out 10 that time. The
auditor of etste has sent deputy tO
see that the states interests are pro
tected. 1t is said Sl25,000 is unac-
counted for"