Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays Daily.


Misses Minnie Steinebsch and Bessie
Wink visited in this city short time
last evening.
Mrs. Wm. Morriell took her daugh.
ter to South Bend again this morning
to have her eyes treated.
Mrs. ID. A. Carpenter went to Three
Oaks, Mich, today to the bedside of her
brother who is very sick.
Mrs. r. Whisman and daughter visit
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mcclure on
their way TO Forest, Ohio.
Miss Jeanette Emerson began work
yesterday morning in Wyman's dry
goods store in South Bend.
During some of the months this win
ter the coal bill of the South Bend cleo
tric light plant has run to $500.
J. W. Parks went to Pierceton today
to attend the republican joint conven-
ton of Kosciusko and Whitley counties.
Mrs. NJ. j. Kelley left this morning
for Sugar Grove, ILL.,, where she has
been called by the death of her grand
daughter.
Judge Conner, of Rochester, changed
cars here today on bis way home from
Warsaw. where he has been engaged In
law suit.
A. f. Rhodes was taken buggy riding
yesterday afternoon by DIR. Holtzen-
dorff. He is rapidly regaining much of
his former strength.
Mrs. Staples, who has been the guest
OF Miss Cara at the Ross House for
several days returned to her home in
Elkhart this morning y
Joseph Gemmell sawed his way out
of the Jay county jail. jumped on a
train and escaped. He locked the only
other prisoner in cell and hid the key.
VIM. Yesrick and Franklin Worth
ington have been released from the
bond of Isaac Swihsrt, constable of
Walnut township. and the Office de-
clsred vacant.
The work of repairing the building
belonging to Mrs. Weireiter which was
lately damaged by fire was begun yes
terday. 1t will be rebuilt just as it was
before the fire.
Oil prospectors are trying to secure q
lease on the farm occupied by the Grant
County Infirmary. There are two gas
wells on the farm, one of them showing
considerable oil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Linkenhelt left this
morning for an extended tour through
the south. They will visit Chattapooga,
Nashville and other cities and expect
to be gone two or three weeks.
F. Griffin, of Bourbon, was in Plym.
outh today. His daughter Miss May
Griffin who has been taking short
hand course at Valparaiso, was taken
home few days ago very sick. She
has since nearly recovered.
Mrs. j. M. Brumbagh, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs John
Zumbsugh, returned to her home in
Lagrange, Illinois, this morning. Her
mother-in-law, Mrs. g. J. Brumbaugh.
went with her and will visit in that city
for some time.
Fort Wayne SentiDel: A box lunch
system, covering that portion of the
Pennsvlvsnia line between FOstoria,
Ohio, and Valparaiso. was put into ser
vice a week ago and seems to meet the
approval of certain portion of the
patrons of the road.
The river today is higher than at any
former time this winter. No more rain
may be looked for until time for the
equinoxsl storm, which will be near the
last of this month. As side note we
remark also that this will be the last
really cold snap of the present month.
S. A. Melser went to Bourbon this
morning to attend the funeral of David
Melser, his uncle. The deceased was
q man of 20 years of age and for sew
eral years had been in very poor health.
but it had been only within the last
week that his death was at all expected.
Frank c. Lander, a Wabash boy, sue
cessfully passed the mental exsmina-
ton for lieutenant in the u. S. Marine
Corps last week. He formerly worked
as q draughtsmsn at the bridge works
in Wabash. His appointment has been
made and sent to the senate for con-
firmatiOn.
Sunday several boys amused them.
selves by destroying Mr.. Pslmer's Their
mometer at the postoffice and scratch.
ing the signs near by. Mischievousness
is one thing but wsnton destructiveness
exhibits a much lower depravity and
those who engage in the latter bid fair
to follow in the footsteps of criminals
of the lowest order.
Yesterday afternoon as Mr.. and Mrs.
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