Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18


Smith, of Bremen. Jacob Hentsel, of
Bremen, was declared by them to be of
unsound mind.
Mr. and Mrs. John ID. Tsvner went
TO Elkhart today to the funeral of a rel
ative.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. l.. Harris have been
since yesterday the happy possessors of
new girl baby.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Hohsm,
a girl at o'clock this morning, Mon
day, May II, 1900.
a fine showing of ladies and misses
ready to wear street hats at Dial's. 1t
will pay you TO see them. dlwtf
About dozen Plymouth democrats
have signified their intention of attend
ing the democratic state convention.
The Bremen schools closed Friday
and Misses Helen Disher and Lizzie
! Boss are home for the summer vaca
tioD.
A telegram was received last night
stating that Lemuel Rhodes boy, who
has been in the Philippines, has been
killed.
Pretty Lake drew its first big crowd
of the season yesterday. a number of
hack loads went out and the day was
enjoyed by all.
Since the days of Noah q more com
plete mensgerie has never been seen
than the one with John RObinson's ten
big shows combined.
A base ball game at Bourbon Satur-
day afternoon between mines from that
town and this resulted in defeat for
Mrs. J. E. Ellis, Miss Anna Shoe
maker and Mrs. e. G. Wink, of Plym-
outh. Mrs. ID. r. Bearss, of Tlppecsnoe.
and Mrs Jacob Wymsn and Miss Mat |
tie Porter, are attending the Grand |
Assembly of the Daughters of Rebekah
at Indianapolis.
There is certainly no travelling exhi-
bition in America, perhaps in the world.
which presents entertainment so varied,
so attractive and so multitndinous. as
do John RObinsons ten combined
great shows, which are to exhibit here
Monday, May 2Sth.
&. W. Morgan left this afternoon for
Cumberland, Wis, where he will spend
the summer. lie made the Indepen.
dent call before going and ordered
the paper sent to his new address. He
is one of those who has an undying in
terest in Marshall county.
The funeral of Samuel Wise was held
at the Lutheran church this morning.
A large number of friends gathered to-
gether at the house and paid their re-
spects to the departed. The remains
left the home at 9:l5 and reached here
at ll:15 and after the ceremony were
laid to rest in the Stringer cemetery.
Indiana, while ranking rty-fourth
among the several states in point of
arabic surface, last year ranked fourth
in wheat production and sixth in the
production of corn. And strictly speak
ng the state is neither in the wheat or
corn belt. Yet last years standing was
not exceptional and several times has
been eXcelled.
For the six months ending April 30,
the Northern Prison at Michigan City
not only earned 96,506S8, but also our
the six months the prison authorities
shipped 1900 heads of cabbage and 400
bushels of onions to A. L. Hert, super
lntendent of the reformstory at Jeffer-
and 5000 heads of cabbage to
the state soldiers home at LAFAYETTE.
Clarence Wilson was thrown from
buggy while returning from Argos
Saturday night and had his left wrist
broken. He in company with two other
boys were just passing another rig as
they nesred a lane leading to farm
house and the horse started to enter it.
They pulled the horse around into the
ROAD so suddenly that Clarence was
thrown out.
John w. Parks and his son James at
tended Green township Sunday-sc
at Wolf Creek yesterday. :
The meeting was very interesting one
several persons taking part IN the dis
Among those who led were
Mrs. Nj. f. Hume, Erastus Hess, Mel
vim Briney, Celia Stickler and John
Gabby. The Green township officers
are: President, j. j. Thompson; secre-
tsry, Dora M. Price. The music was
furnished by Charles E. Croop.