Marshall County independent., 1900-10-12

iDlttee IOI el'IuR pllutillR W tbc uou-
union New York Sun. There are
forty -one members of the local union
Taken this month keeps you well all
Ire year. Greatest tome known.
Rocky Mountain Tea, made by Madi-
son Medicine company. 35c. Ask
your druggist.
There were more people in Bourbon
yesterday than there ever was before.
Seven thousand tickets were sold at the
gate 10 the fair ground. The crowd
was estimated at 10000.
, George Dausmsn, who in connection
with +. II. Young conducted the
Racket Store. has secured position
with Peter Disher, left Monday to be-
gin work. The citizens of Plymouth
will find Mr.. Dausman whole-soul,
courteous, obliging young man and in
every way worthy of their confidence
Argos Reflector.
The reports of the grand lodge ofli-
GERS of the order of Knights of Pythias
| in Indiana show membership In the
state Of 1910, a net increase of 2,717
during the past year. The grand sec
retary received and paid to the grand
master of exchequer during the year,
S21 $40 20. The total assets of the
grand lodge amount to S7S,24S97; liza
| bilitles $50 .595.
The newly organized Farmers Bank
of Bourbon" opened doors for business
today in the rear of DIR. Weiser's Model
block drugstore building with capital
stock of $4,000. Its oGi .ers will be
Arthur Probert, of Niles, Mich, presi-
dent; DIR. w. y. Weiser, vice president;
Geo. A. Steele, cashier. The bank will
do a general banking, collection and ex-
change business. bourbon News.
Now there are 5000 telephones in
farm houses In Indiana and they are
being put in as rapidly as the farmers
not telephone of any kind in the house
of farmer in the whole state. An
authority undertakes to state inside of
five years there will not be farmer in
Indiana who has money enough to own
horse and buggy, who will not have q
telephone In his house.
Owing to the rapid increase of the
cocaine habit among the white and col
ored residents of the state, there is agi-
tation among the medical fraternity f )r
the enactment of law at the forth
coming session of the Indiana general
assem- oily to prohibit the sale of the
drug. except on prescription of repu-
table. licensed physician. The drug
glsts heartily endorse the movement
and will cooperate with the physicians
to place restriction upon the use of q
drug, whose influence upon the people
is becoming a serious menace to health
and morals.
| Nearly every mile of the main track
of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg is now protected by wire fence.
The woven wire is so arranged that
nothing larger than a rabbit can get
through it. 1t gives the engineer the
assurance of clear rOadbed, and they
are no longer afraid of running into a
herd of cattle at night. The wire is
galvanized and will last many years.
Practical tests have demonstrated the
fact that it will stand for twenty years
or more if good posts are provided
Over 1000 miles of wire fence has been
erected by this company
Hon. John b. Stoll's snnounc ement
that he is about to organize a stock
company to give opportunity for his
retirement from the active manage
ment of the South Bend Times will
cause general regret among his many
newspaper friends. The extensive
reputation and circulation of the Times
has been built up by Mr.. Stoll's individ-
uality and able editorial writing, and ii
is doubtful if the divided management
of stock company will successfully
supply his place. But thirty-four years
of energetic work is long time to de-
vote exclusively to journalism, and Mr.
Stoll has we'll earned much needed
rest Elkhart Truth.