Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
From WedneedaY'r Daily

in this city on business today.
Mrs. William Zehner, who has been
very sick, is able TO sit up some now.
e. {. Burch and wife of LeesburQ,
Ind, are visiting relatives near this city
Mr.. and. Mrs. II. a. Logan celebrated
their tenth wedding anniversary vest err
day.
Mrs. A. ID. Kirtsinger and daughter,
of Logansport, are visiting relatives IN
this city.
Elkhart has new element of culture
in the form of school of orstory and
elocutlOn.
After all, when character is at stake,
withdrawing Is more innocent than
Ray Bunnell, of this paper, attended
the funeral of the late Austin Miliman
at Bremen today.
The marriage of Lloyd McFarlin and
Miss Lottie Agler will occur on Thurs
day, November %.
The Newport cashier made such q
thorough job of it that receiver seems
almost unnecessary.
The funeral of Austin Milliman oc-
cnred at the Kellison house parlor this
a ofolOolr
Mrs. Chss. Wilhelm, of South Bend,
was in this city attending the funeral
of Mrs. Z. y. Durham.
SwlnGell Bros. had the largest poul-
try day yesterday they ever had. The
receipts for the day were S60S.
County school uperinteDdents may
urge legislation providing for the cleo
ton of their kind by popular vote.
The Elks of Charlottesville, Friday.
will initiate class of ffty-three candi-
dates, one of whom is Congressman
Lands.
Undertaken Huff, of Bremen, came
down this morning aud took the re-
mains of Austin Milliman TO Bremen
for burial.
Mrs. O. A Carpenter, who has been
visiting Der parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Zehner, will return te her home In Dur
and, Michigan, tomorrow.
The funeral of Andrew Marshall oc
cured at the residence today at = o'clock
conducted by Rev. Zilmer with inter
ment at Oak Hill cemetry.
The committee appointed from the
legislature by Gov. Mount to visit the
state institutions before the opening of
the Legislature In January, will begin
its work about December |.
Rev. l.. A. Stsngle and wife, of w ak
erton are visiting Rev Parrot and
family today. Mr. Stangle went to
Warsaw this morning and back to
Plymouth on the O'Clock train.
Gov. Mount has declared himself in
favor of the adoption of voting ma
chimes. Mayor Taggart likewise. The
chairmen of the democratic and repUb-
lican state committees declared them
selves in favor Immediately after the
election.
John Dyer, of Hammond, will be a
candidate for the republican nOmina-
ton for treasurer of state in 1902. He
formerly was treasurer of Lake county,
and his friends say he could have given
a bond for S5,000,000 as easily as he
gave the bond for 100000.
The annual report of the superintend-
ent Of the dead letter Office shows the
large increase of total receipts of unde-
livered mail matter over the previous
year of nearly 10 per cent The num-
Der of pieces of matter received from
all sources was 7,536,l5S, against $500
9S3 for the preceding year.
Charles d. Sisson, republican, was
elected county assessor of Fulton
county four years ago. He has just
been succeeded by John Nj. Irish, a
democrat. The two men live on ad.
Joining farms and their homes are so
close together that they can stand in
their doorways and converse with one
another
Efforts are being made by the base
ball promoters to secure an interstate
league franchise for South Bend. Back
ers have signified their Willingness to
deposit with Vice President Stroebel
of Toledo, as evidence Of good faith
That such q movement is on foot is
confirmed by baseball men AZ Fort
Wayne, Marion and Anderson, all in
terstste league towns.
Gov. Mount has declared emphsti-
cally i'm favor of the enactment of a
primary election law, and his message
to the legislature will contain strong
recommendations on that point. The
governor says that the time has come
when something must be done to the
end that the will of the people and not
the corrupt dictates of the party bosses
may rule in the primaries. John w
Kern says he has not had time TO study
the primary law question thoroughly
but is heartily in favor of the principle
involved.
The leaders of the saloonkeepers
state organization, who were talking
vehemently short time ago about in