Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Fridays Daily.


A baby boy has been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Wilson.
:. Wilson went to Bremen today to
make arrangements to move there.
James Anderson, of Champaign, ILL.,,
is visiting his father, Geo. Anderson.
Mrs. Charles r. Leonard is reported
very sick with gathering on the face.
Sol. Trisinger, who has been visiting
at Donaldson, has returned t. his home
in Lapsz.
Delbert Gunder returned to Bremen
this morning where he is teaching in
the public school.
Miss Jennie Stevens left this morn
ing for Chicago where she will work in
the Ch1ldren's Temple Home.
The home of Lis LemertZ, who lived
one mile west of Tyner, was burned to
the ground last Wednesday night.
The State Teachers association has
decided that more Indiana history is to
Indianapolis issued 23,253 bicycle
licenses in 1899; also 9,779 buggy and
wagon licenses, and 52l liquor licenses.
Oscar Baum who has been working
in st. Joe passed through here this
morning on his way home to Donaldson.
Mrs. Julia Sipes and son, of Perry,
Iowa, who have been visiting the
formers mother, Mrs. J. ;. Baxter, re-
turned to their home today.
All evidence in the case of b. e. Nc
Clough vs.. COmely Middleton for me
chanic's lien has been heard and the
case has been taken under advisement.
The man who prophesied twenty
seven SHOWS for this winter says thir-
teen of them have fallen, consequently
we shall only have TO sweep the walks
fourteen times more.
1t is stated that the Vanderbilt inter
ests now hold 10000 shares of stock in
the Lake Erie & Western. The report
that it is the intention to merge the
property into the Lake Shore System Is
denied.
Mrs. Erma Winnings Pearce enter
tanned the young ladies of the Q. L.
club and their gentlemen friends at the
home of her parents last Wednesday
evening.
The Indianapolis News says quiet
canvass of the members of the State re-
publican committee shows that Warren
Biger, of Wabash can be secretary eff
the State republican committee if he
will accept.
Columbia City Post: A gentleman
who has given the subject of public
charity considerable study and atten-
ton is of the opinion that the more aid
the public gives, the more rapidly the
INDECENT class will grow.
The Misses Hattie and Ruth Comic
que of Kendallville are the guests of b.
e. Southworth and family. Miss Hat
tie is local reporter for the Sun and
Standard and she made the Independ-
emit a very pleasant call this morning.
David Shafer of Lapaz died last night
at the age of 70 years He was a man
well known throughout the county, the
father of Dr. Winfield Shafer of Roches-
ter and of A. Shafer, the postmaster at
Lspaz. The funeral will be held i'm the
Lspsz church Sunday at II o'clock.
The census enumerators, which are
to be chosen by the district supervisors,
subject to the approval of the director
general at Washington, will not be ap-
pointed until some time in April, and
all shall be residents of the enumera-
ton district for which they may be ap.
pointed.
Mrs. Hubbard left Yesterday for La
port, where her daughter, Mrs. Confer,
is sick at the home of another daugh-
ter, Mrs. COrdil. Both of the daughters
were here few DAYS ago to the funeral
of their brother and were on their way
home, Mrs. Cordil having already
reached here.
J. " Vangilder entertained crowd
of young folks last evening at his home
north beyond the Catholic cemetery to
an oyster stew. The Plymouth orches-
ira, composed of Geo. Wiser, Orlando
Berkey, Bert Bushman and Mr.. Cliff
ton, assisted 10 furnishing enjoyment
during the evening.
An exchange says the outlook at the
present time is that the wheat crop for
the coming season will be one of the
poorest In the history of the wheat in
dustry, according to reports of farmers